UNSPSC 50356204: Frozen organic dark raspberry

The variety of organic raspberries known as organic dark raspberry that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50356204 Frozen organic dark raspberry, a Commodity code, covers frozen berry products procured by state and local governments for school nutrition programs, most visibly through regional produce and grocery contracts that bundle frozen fruits with fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and dry goods. The work being solicited reflects practical school food service procurement: districts and school systems issue IFBs and RFPs for annual supplies spanning hundreds of line items, requiring compliance with USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP plans, and food-safety documentation such as state health inspection reports and product formulation statements. Issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts and boards of education—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System dominate the recent opportunities—with occasional state-level procurement such as Georgia's general food supplies solicitation. A single cooperative purchasing vehicle, the GEC Buying Cooperative administered by Douglas County, consolidates procurement across 30 school districts, signaling consolidated opportunity for qualified suppliers.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with Missouri representing secondary volume. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery solicitation (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items with samples subject to blind testing and delivered to a central warehouse and school sites on a firm fixed-price basis under Net 45 payment terms; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of berries and vegetables delivered to three schools with contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; and the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two. All require firm pricing for the full contract term, transportation prepaid to school sites, and vendor insurance of at least $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence.